Track liner



F. HACKMANN May 18 1926;

TRACK LINER Filed ust 20, 1923 2 Sheets-fibers: 1

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May 18 1926. 1,585,345

F. HACKMANN TRACK LINER Filed August 20, 192 2 sneetsheet 2 Patenteti May 18, 1926.

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This invention relates to a track liner and paiticularly to a device which is adapted to be used in railway Work iof thepurpose oftaligning the rails zincl-tiesso that a train may pass smoothly thereovelu lt is' an object of the present invention to i proyide ati'a'cll: liner" which is adapted to exert a substantial lateral thrust upon the spp'li'eatio'n of a: relatively sn ztll force.

It is zinot'hei object of this invention to" provide a; track liner Which'is adapted to be conveniently operated v to align tfztok in cramped positions, zts for example adjacent platforms, etc.

It is a, furtheh object of this invention-to provide a device of the class described whereinthe thrust bed is laterally sliclsble' and zt'dziptetl to have" a track engaging ex"- teiisibn reniovitbly connected thereto;

It iszv furthef'ob'je'et of this invention to provides; t-Tac'k line? which niay be eetsily operated under a variety of conditions anti which be economically nianufac'tuiecl.

@then end :Enft'hen in'lpoftentobjects of this inveiition willbe'app r'ent from the'discl'o'sn'res in thes ecificstienend drawings:

The invention (in' a referred foil-1n) is illustrated on the clrswiiigs ind hereinafter more fully clesetibed;

Figure 1 is'ztside elevation-of s treeklinei' en'ibo'cl'yin'g the principles of this invention.

Figure 2 is 2L fragmentary side" elevation; with parts in stz'tibii; showingthe trsck liner directly applied toalign a ti'aolh- Figwe 3 is a View similar to Figure 2 showing an indii eot applicati'e'n of a track liner for use" iii c'ialnped positions.

Figure 4- is atop' ple'n View of at tr'selt linei Figure 5 is a front elevation thereof;

Figufe 6 is an enlarged fragmentary sec tion, with parts in elei stion,-on the line" 6 -6 of Figure 4-;

Ass-news on theclrewing'sz' The reference niiniertl 1 indicates a me; teilli'c base which has integral bi'e'ekets 2 extending upw'vardly thetefroin' and W117 h hats an iiic'lined trscltor gUiCle Way s'slepin 'lipttefclly towz'trc'i the forti zircl endof the base 1 formed-between said brackets 2." Saint bie'izets'f Q'are reinforced zit theirfhrwer'cl edge" by integral ou'twirdly' extending flanges 2 which t e'iiniiiitte at their upper ends in integrzil bosses 2 FOl111'i"0I1fili6' forward and of the bfzse l is 2111' extension Which affords a" handle by Which-the cleviee may be carried about and which also etiloncls :in" extending. portion that may be engaged under the flange of a'lsil as shown in Fig e 2. 'll-he base 1 is'a'clapted to be anchored relative to sn-rfaceonwhich it is rested by meansof lugs 5 and also by means-ofp' its oi -lnovably mounted pins'b which areleose ly' engaged through apei tuiesin' the bais'e- 1' outside of each of the brackets 2 and upper ends of Whihh are preferablyinte' gfa ily conn'ectedby striker ort'ions 7* which may be engaged by an oicliner'y line bar orsimilar tool to drive the pins 6 into the glOliDCi; In order thatthe pinst may not fall? away from the base 1 vi heh the same" iscarried from place to place they are prefer ably provided with movable lacking pins 8" which prevent ssitl' pins 6 from filling throng h the apertures in t b'sse'l.

Sli htly mounted in the track-oi guide way 3 between the biaekets' 2- is'zi bill 9 Which has a groove 10 tofme'd in-iits" outer end to engage the flange of tracli 11 as indicated" in Figure 2; Ssidbetf- 9112s it plurality of notches l2 fornie'ct in its upper fate-and clearly indicated in Figure 6 the forward sitles of said notches are preferablysubstsn tially Verticah-ttnd the rearwardsides of said notches are inclined} In order to limit the movement of theber 9 and to prevent the se ne from dro ping away i-om the base ai'e pfefeiably fo iineglin tihe sitie tsetse-wee of, said grooves- 13' eleh having engaged therein 2% hesdless" set screw 14; sztitlset screws-14 beingmade With'ont liezttlsin'ofdei' that they may not interfere WitlitheIi10Ve'- m'e'nt' of the" striker" portions 7 stave referred to:

Pivotztlly mounted in stearnigistanned between the upper ends of the brackets 22 is a lever 16 which, as indicatedinFigih'es grooves 19 makes it possible to rotate the lever 16 in such position that the trunnions 18 may be slid upwardly through said grooves 19, and in order that the lever may normally be prevented from falling away from the base when rotated into such posi tion, removable pins 20 are provided which extend through the brackets 2 and into the grooves 19 near the upper ends thereof. The lower end of the lever 16 is recessed as indicated in Figure 6, and slidably mounted in the recess therein is a latch member 21 which has an integral catch portion 22 thereon that is formed to engage in the grooves 12, the forward face of said catch portion being substantially parallel with the forward face of the lever, while the rear portion of said catch is rounded to permit the same to easily slide over the inclined walls of the gnoves 1 when the upper end of the lever is tiltet forwardly. Said latch member 21 is retained in the recess in the lower end of the lever 16 by means of a pin or handle 23 which is secured in the front face thereof and which extends outwardly through a slot 24 formed in the outer face of the lever and communicating with the recess therein.

It is often necessary that devices of the type under consideration be operated under cramped conditions, as, for example, adjacent loading platforms, depot platforms and the like Where it is impossible or impracticable to insert the base 1 and attendant mechanisms in the position relative to the rail 11 which is indicated in Figure 2. This invention makes provision for such contingencies by a rail engaging extension 25 which is provided with a hook portion 26 which engages over the outer flange of the rail as indicated in Figure 3. Said extension 25 has a channel formed at its inner end, and formed on the inner end of the side walls of the channel are lugs 27 which engage in grooves 28 formed in the outer sides of the bar 9, said bar 9 being provided with a reduced extension extending beyond said grooves between the ends of the walls of the channel formed at the inner end of the extension 25. By this construction it is possible to removably connect the extension 25 to the outer end of the bar 9 with a secure connection. l Vhile this connection is secure, it will be apparent that the same may be quickly made and it'will also be apparent that the parts comprising the connecting means may be formed without special machine work. The upper side of the bar 9 is covered by a plate which is integral with the brackets 2 and which has an upward integral extension 31 thereon which forms the rear side of the bearing 15. In order to prevent the lever 16 from being tilted too far rcarwardly during normal operation thereof, a removable pin 32 is preferably inserted through registering apertures 33 formed in the brackets 2 in rear of the bearing 15.

The operation of the device of this invention will be obvious from the foregoing description. lVhen it is desired to align a track which is positioned as indicated in Figure 2 so that the flange of the rail 11 is accessible from the outside, the base 1 is placed between ties 3 1 and the flange of the rail is engaged by the notch 11. The anchoring means are driven into the ground engaging the portion 30 with a suitable tool, and the anchoring pins 6 are subsequently driven into position by engagement of the striker portion 7 thereon in similar manner. After a proper number of devices have been thus positioned, the catch portion 22 on the latch 21 is allowed to drop into one of the notches 12 and the lever 16 is rotated about its pivot point by grasping the bar '17. This serves to move the bar 9 forwardly to shift the rails 11 and ties 34- and thus align the track. Further movement of the track may of course be effected by engaging the catch 22 in successive notches 12 and repeating the operation above described.

In case a depot platform 35 or the like prevents the positioning of the device in the manner just described, the same may be positioned as indicated in Figure 3. In this case the extension 25 is engaged under the rail 11 with the hook portion 26 on same extended over the outer flange of said rail. The device is anchored and operated in the manner previously described, in this case the rails and ties being pulled instead of pushed in the shifting movement. it is of course apparent that by the provision of such a removable extension it is possible to operate the device in very cramped positions.

I am aware that numerous details of construction may be varied through a wide range without departing from the principles of this invention, and I therefore do not purpose limiting the patent granted otherwise than necessitated by the prior art.

I claim as my invention:

1. A track liner comprising a base, a track engaging bar movably mounted thereon, pivotally mounted means for operating said bar, a track engaging extension removably secured to said bar and a guide member slidably engaging the lower surfaces of said bar and said extension.

2. A track liner comprising a base, a guide member tl crein, track engaging means slidably mounted in said guide member, pivotally mounted means for operating said track engaging means, and a track engaging extension removably secured to said track engaging means and slidable in said guide member.

3. A track liner comprising a base, track engaging means movably mounted thereon, and a track engaging extension removably secured to said track engaging means and slidable in substantially the same plane therewith.

4:. A track liner comprising a base, an inclined guideway formed thereon, track engaging means slidably mounted in the guide- Way, and means on the base for operating said track engaging means.

5. A track liner comprising a base, a rearwardly inclined guideway formed thereon, track engaging means slidably mounted in the guideWay, and means on the base for operating said track engaging means.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name.

FREDERICK HACKMANN. 

